From Yaxha to Tikal
The last fresh produce has been eaten and the last Belizean dollars are invested in Choco-Croissants from the French Bakery next door. A few minutes later we are at the Guatemalan border. The Belize exit is without any problems. On foot we go to the green hall, where we first have to fill out a questionnaire about our stay in Belize. Afterwards (after paying the exit fee of 40BZ = 20CHF p.P.) we get our stamp in our passport and also carry out Baloo at customs. Before entering Guatemala we drive through a fumigation (pesticide spraying plant) where we are relieved of another 17 Quetzales (Guatemalan currency, named after the national bird Quetzal) = 2,20CHF. What this action is supposed to be good for, we cannot find out by looking at the two mini nozzles that sprinkle our tires with a few drops of water. In the customs building of Guatemala we play the whole game from the beginning: >Fill in the entry card >Let your passport be stamped >Apply for a temporary import permit for Baloo and hand in copies of all kinds of documents (there is even a working printer in the building and they do the copying for us) >Pay the import fee for the car (160 GTQ), which is only possible in the village, which is 20 minutes away by foot OR for an additional fee of 30 GTQ in the wooden crate next door (oh, what?!). We decide for the more comfortable way, get a little clarion for Baloo's windshield and it says "Listo! All in all we enter Guatemala quickly and smoothly.
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